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Talk:Logarithmic timeline
May be to unify Events and Inventions / Discoveries ?

==Better name for "Outside context problem"==
[[User:MyRedDice]] deleted the "Outside context problem" column with the comment ''rm OCP - Iain Banks is not a scientist - out of place here''.

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:In other words, the Neandertal extinction is not a 'bad thing', but a step toward 'civilization'. There is a value in separating events. The continued destruction of the ecosystems which support the species of the earth, other than [[human]], is a 'bad thing'. This is a categorical statement. [[User:Ancheta Wis|Ancheta Wis]] 14:07, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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::Looking at it another way, we need to define what ultimate goal or direction we are using to judge "progress" and "regression".  I suspect this will be quite difficult.  Is the survival of mankind, or the health of the planet, or maybe a comfortable afterlife for religious believers, the ultimate goal?  It depends on your POV. --[[User:Heron|Heron]] 16:28, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)